Pope Leo XIV has said that he is following the humanitarian crisis in Gaza with “great concern” while also renewing his “heartfelt appeal for a ceasefire”.
Speaking on Sunday in St. Peter’s Square after giving his Angelus address, the Pope described how the civilian population in Gaza is being “crushed by hunger and continues to be exposed to violence and death”.
His comments come shortly after the Israeli military began a system of pausing military operations for limited periods – 10 hours a day – in three populated areas of the Gaza Strip in order to facilitate humanitarian assistance. On Friday, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said that the starvation crisis is deepening across Gaza.
